Primavera a Venezia : The Almafi Coast

This past weekend 5 BC kids and I booked a trip through at student tour company to the Almafi Coast in southern Italy. A few weeks ago, I figured I'd be all bronze right now but the weather wasn't exactly in our favor. Regardless of the cloud cover, we still had a great time and enjoyed the unbelievable views.

Friday- Isola di Capri

Lover's arches which Dolce and Gabbana ads made famous

Waiting line for the blue gratto (cave)

Due to bad weather and tides, the gratto had been closed the last few weekends so we were really lucky to get to go in

Somehow the boat fit through that tiny hole!

going under!

The color is completely natural, created by 2 sources of sunlight

View from Anacapri

Napoli is the land of limoncello

Our hike back down to the marina

Of course I was the only lunatic to go in the water

Saturday- Positano

Ok I'm not crazy- this looks like me at least a little bit...

Calm after the storm

all bundled up

and yet I still went in the water...one of the most memorable swims of my life

Sunday - Pompeii

Pompeii was an ancient Roman city that was buried with ash after an eruption by Mount Vesuvius in 79AD (which is still active today!) The digging up of Pompeii started in the 18th century but still 2/5 of the city is in the process of being uncovered.

I really enjoyed the visit but it was so crowded with tourists and its not even high season yet. Rumor is that the Italian government has done very little to preserve the site and its being run down by tourist traffic. After being there, I don't doubt this for a second.